GS450 "British" Street Tracker

[Guest]

Long time lurker, first time poster.

98% done with my rebuild of a 1983 GS450.

I love the look of the British bikes, Bonnevilles, Street Twins, and Thruxtons. But grew up watching the American flat track races, so when I bought this bike last year, I thought it was the perfect time to blend the American and British styles together: something that is stylish and timeless, looks fast standing still, and handles well enough to be a daily driver around town.

- New rear shocks
- progressive suspension up front
- custom wire harness using nuut Morty
- LED running lights and signal lights
- Honda cb550 headlight bucket from 4into1
- 7" LED headlight off a Harley
- Biltwell grips
- Acewell speedo/tach gauge from Dime City
- Tracker handlebars from Kapscomoto
- Kenda tires Challenger rear and front
- POD filters by UNI
- LED Tail/brake light by Revival Cycles
- Triumph flyscreen (not pictured)

*Cleaned the engine
*Brushed all chrome surfaces
*Bobbed front fender
* Sanded, de-tabbed, panted frame
* Lowered front by 1.5 inches
*New shocks raised rear by 2 inches
*Raised the rear of the tank by 2+ inches
*Fabricated new trays and plates for electrical/charging components
*Reshaped stock seat-foam and reused the seatpan and cowl
*Made bracket for tail/brake light from aluminum stock
*Replaced starter, solenoid, reg/rec, battery, and ignition coils
*Replaced fuel, vacuum, and brake hoses
*Removed rust and debris from gas tank using Metal Rescue
*Replaced petcock
*Cleaned, rebuilt, and re-jetted the carbs
*Stripped and painted fuel tank and gas cap
*NOS Tank badges off Suzuki Samurai SUV
*NOS Engine/stator emblems from Suzuki Katana
*License plate holder installed in place of passenger foot peg

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

This post is useless without pictures

oh, and welcome to the forum.

 

[steve murdoch]

Hopefully some before and after pics to follow.
Welcome to the site.

 

[Guest]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ihfqrhd9ndcuge/20211002_074503.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/csl62penjmg3plr/20211002_094030.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ba5eh4vdh9iyvqn/20211002_094253.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kfrj1vvkghi6b0q/20210924_175626.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lqt2mjxjbsd40j1/20210927_183533.jpg?dl=0

Sorry, it took longer than I thought to sort the photos

 

[Guest]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qk1io7s154hx6da/20210928_120555.jpg?dl=0

Waiting on the new seat cover from my local upholstery shop. ��

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Here ya go.

 

[Guest]

The "before" pics. Notice the awful pseudo cruiser stance and styling. Those lollipop signals, bullhorn handlebars, and the tilted lines of the tank all had to go.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fgx7c2fmre9zbfi/gs450_01.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/r0jlkoulosmxgov/gs450_02.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4fezw0ijanxqvnc/gs450_03.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8qw502z9btkzzo5/gs450_04.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6opemb9wmjwuoe9/gs450_06.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b6unglza4uu4xhi/gs450_09.jpg?dl=0

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

OK, we love seeing pictures, and if you want people to look at them as I've shown above, you'll need to first set up an account on a pic hosting site like Imgur or Flickr. I have instructions for using Imgur, copying the BBCode of the image and pasting them into your posts linked in my signature.

 

[salty_monk]

I'd not seen the NUUT unit before. Like a Motogadget type thing. Definitely seems an easy way to go to rewire a bike... https://nuut.ca/